banks
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17 Oct
These five trends are changing the world of financial services
The world of financial services is changing.
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11 Oct
BlackRock’s success boosted by focus on passive funds
BlackRock, the world’s biggest asset manager, is set to control close to $6tn in the coming months, judging by the company's third-quarter results released on Thursday.
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11 Oct
Catalan suspends declaration of independence: how have the markets reacted?
Catalan president Carles Puigdemont and other regional leaders signed a suspended declaration of independence from Spain last night, easing concerns of immediate unrest.
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15 Aug
India independence: these are the top 10 businesses to flourish after 1947
Today, 15 August, is an important date for the history books, as it was the day India was granted its independence from Great Britain.
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30 Jun
Major UK banks stop trading Qatari currency
Lloyds Bank, Bank of Scotland, Halifax and Tesco Bank have stopped trading in Qatari riyals amid diplomatic tensions in the Gulf.
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20 Jun
Former Barclays executives charged with committing fraud during the financial crisis
Barclays and four former executives were charged with fraud on Tuesday over agreements struck with Qatar during the 2008 financial crisis.
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16 Jun
GDPR regulations could cost banks over €4.7bn in fines in first three years
It’s less than a year until the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes in and it looks like the new regulations could be very costly for financial institutions (FIs).
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5 Jun
How does blockchain developer stack up in relation to other top city salaries?
Banks and financial services are mad for blockchain (though they have yet to decide what to actually use it for) and they're prepared to splash out when it comes to attracting talent.
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24 May
The new generation of digital banks are going struggle to gain a large audience
Around the world, and especially in the UK, a new breed of digital banks are entering the market, hoping to disrupt the dominance of traditional providers.
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23 May
British banks are preparing for a worst-case senario Brexit
Michael Cole-Fontayn, the European chair of US bank BNY Mellon, has said that major banks are preparing plans for a worst-case Brexit scenario.
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5 May
Will the UK economy suffer if financial giants move their operations to Europe?
Will UK-based banks and businesses move their operations abroad? And if they do, how badly will it hit the UK economy?
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4 May
Orange is the new bank — but why would a telco want to be a bank?
The French incumbent telco Orange is set to offer a suite of familiar banking services in a mobile-first fashion.
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2 May
Trump could bring back Depression-era banking regulations
US president Donald Trump will consider reviving a Depression-era law -- the Glass-Steagall Act, he told Bloomberg.
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24 Apr
Don’t get rid of US Dodd-Frank banking regulations, says UK financial watchdog chief
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the UK's financial regulator, has warned the global economy will suffer if US president Donald Trump dismantles the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act.
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7 Apr
Trump falls short: US gained 82,000 less jobs than expected
US hiring slowed sharply in March with just 98,000 new jobs created according to data released by the Labor Department today.
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30 Mar
Brexit: After Lloyds of London, which other financial giants are mulling moving operations abroad?
Lloyd’s of London, the world’s biggest specialist insurance market, announced today a new European subsidiary located in Brussels.
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22 Mar
Leaving London after Brexit? These are the best cities for bankers to move to
It is official: financial services are considering their exit plans from London once Article 50 is invoked later this month.
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3 Mar
Vodafone wants to hire women on career breaks
Telecoms giant Vodafone has announced that it will actively recruit women on career breaks, many of whom have left their jobs to have children.
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9 Feb
Brexit fears bubble despite Goldman’s denial over hedge fund move
Goldman Sachs is abandoning some of its hedge fund operations in London, moving staff to New York instead.
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26 Jan
Is the British banking system institutionally racist?
Recent research showed that black victims of fraud are more than twice as likely to be denied a refund by their bank as white customers.
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19 Jan
Three things that will change the world today
These things will have an impact on the wider world.
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13 Jan
Three things that will change the world today
These three things are going to have a significant impact on the wider world.